The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
An unpublished catalogue of the Ashmolean’s collection of Islamic embroideries from Egyptologist Percy Newberry, by Ruth Barnes and Marianne Ellis.
Publications online: 1018 objects
- Reference URL
Actions
Textile fragment with two parallel bands
-
Literature notes
Two parallel bands, one with an S-shape embroidered in yellow pulled work in diagonal rows, with dark blue double running stitch outlines and stylized plants in fine darning stitch. Between these two motifs are remains of very fine drawn-thread work with needle-woven bars. The design of the second band is largely disintegrated.
The first band is 1.5 cm wide; the two bands are set at right angles between the textile's two edges, both with a rolled hem. One hem is whipped with silk, the other with a 2-ply flax thread. -
Details
- Associated place
-
Near East (place of creation)
- Date
- 10th - 15th century AD
- Material and technique
- linen, embroidered with dark-blue and yellow silk; needle-woven drawn-thread and pulled-thread openwork; with rolled hems in silk and flax
- Dimensions
-
16 x 8 cm max. (length x width)
along length/width 20 / 26 threads/cm (thread count)
central embroidery band 1.5 cm (width)
ground fabric 0.05 cm max. (thread diameter)
ground fabric 0.03 cm min. (thread diameter)
additional fibre, embroidery 0.03 cm (thread diameter)
- Material index
-
organic › animal › animal product › silk,
- Technique index
-
woven › plain woven,assembled › woven › plain woven,
- Object type index
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Professor Percy Newberry, 1941.
- Accession no.
- EA1984.438
-
Further reading
Barnes, Ruth and Marianne Ellis, ‘The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries’, 4 vols, 2001, Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, cat. vol. iii, illus. vol. i
Location
-
- currently in research collection
Objects are sometimes moved to a different location. Our object location data is usually updated on a monthly basis. Contact the Jameel Study Centre if you are planning to visit the museum to see a particular object on display, or would like to arrange an appointment to see an object in our reserve collections.
Publications online
-
The Newberry Collection of Islamic Embroideries
Two parallel bands, one with an S-shape embroidered in yellow pulled work in diagonal rows, with dark blue double running stitch outlines and stylized plants in fine darning stitch. Between these two motifs are remains of very fine drawn-thread work with needle-woven bars. The design of the second band is largely disintegrated.
The first band is 1.5 cm wide; the two bands are set at right angles between the textile's two edges, both with a rolled hem. One hem is whipped with silk, the other with a 2-ply flax thread.
Notice
Object information may not accurately reflect the actual contents of the original publication, since our online objects contain current information held in our collections database. Click on 'buy this publication' to purchase printed versions of our online publications, where available, or contact the Jameel Study Centre to arrange access to books on our collections that are now out of print.
© 2013 University of Oxford - Ashmolean Museum